Nike
Baseball and Perfect Game Announce Partnership
Nike
Baseball becomes exclusive performance footwear and apparel partner
for several premier Perfect Game events
(June
15, Cedar Rapids, Iowa)
Perfect Game and Nike Baseball announced a partnership agreement
today in support of amateur baseball.
As part of the agreement, Nike Baseball will be Perfect Game’s
exclusive performance footwear and apparel partner for the National
and Junior National Showcases at Jet Blue Park in Fort Myers,
Florida; the 16 and under and 17 and under World Wood Bat National
Championship held at the new LakePoint Sporting Community in Emerson,
Georgia; and the All-American Classic that takes place at Petco Park
in San Diego, California on August 10, 2014.
At
these events, participating players will have the opportunity to
experience and debut Nike’s latest baseball footwear and apparel
innovations.
“We
are thrilled to be aligned with Nike,” said Perfect Game Founder,
Jerry Ford. “This new partnership will allow us to share their
brand’s most innovative products with our elite players. We at
Perfect Game continually strive to provide our athletes with the best
formats to showcase their skills, and this ensures we can do that
while also helping to grow the game of baseball.”
“Perfect
Game was a great experience,” added Angels outfielder and two-time
All-Star Mike Trout. “I was able to compete with players at an
elite level and it gave me a chance to develop on and off the field.
I met some incredible people and am definitely thankful for the
opportunity.”
Perfect
Game is devoted to furthering the development and career of talented
amateur baseball players. To that end, Perfect Game produces the very
highest national level individual player showcases and team
tournaments all over the United States. These events have proven
invaluable to the college coaching community and professional
baseball, as they can scout a large population of talented ball
players all in one location and through Perfect Game’s digital
assets.
Perfect
Game’s annual All-American Classic enters its twelfth year and
features fifty of the game’s brightest future stars. The game is
televised live on MLB Network. Many of Nike Baseball’s
professional players have participated in previous All-American
Classics, including the likes of Andrew McCutchen, Matt Harvey, and
Jayson Heyward to name a few.
About
NIKE, Inc.
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Inc., based in Beaverton, Oregon, is the world's leading designer,
marketer and distributor of authentic athletic footwear, apparel,
equipment and accessories for a wide variety of sports and fitness
activities. Wholly-owned NIKE, Inc. subsidiaries include
Converse Inc., which designs, markets and distributes athletic
lifestyle footwear, apparel and accessories and Hurley International
LLC, which designs, markets and distributes surf and youth lifestyle
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About Perfect Game
Perfect
Game is considered to be the elite amateur baseball scouting
organization in existence, putting on well over 100 tournaments and
showcases each year in all corners of the country. Perfect Game is
dedicated to getting amateur players the exposure they want and need
to take their game to the next level. With events like the National
Showcase and the Perfect Game All-American Classic, players are
performing with top level competition in front of recruits and scouts
from all over the county. Perfect Game’s
All-American Classic has produced seven first overall picks (Brady Aiken, Gerrit Cole,
Carlos Correa, Bryce Harper, Tim Beckham, Justin Upton, Matt Bush)
since the game’s inception in 2003.